Add an Enterprise Edition License to Redpanda Console

Redpanda Console supports a number of options for adding an Enterprise Edition license. Choose the option that best fits your deployment:

Option Description Requirements

Uses the UI to upload a license to Redpanda and Redpanda Console.

Redpanda Console must be connected to a Redpanda cluster.

Load from the Redpanda cluster at startup (Linux or Kubernetes)

Automatically loads the license from the connected Redpanda cluster during startup, allowing centralized license management.

Redpanda Console must be connected to a Redpanda cluster that has a valid license installed.

Configures Redpanda Console with its own license. This option is best for deployments that are not connected to a Redpanda cluster.

You must add the license key to the Redpanda Console configuration file or an environment variable.